Actress Jaime King Arrested At ‘Peaceful’ Black Lives Matter Protest

“Hart Of Dixie” star Jaime King was arrested while participating in a Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The 41-year-old tweeted about the experience to her 219.4K followers, saying that she was “writing in handcuffs.”

Currently arrested for a peaceful protest. Writing in handcuffs in back of bus. EVERYONE WAS PEACEFUL. – Jaime and the rest of my sisters on this bus. 77th precinct.

— Jaime King (@Jaime_King) June 3, 2020

“Currently arrested for a peaceful protest. Writing in handcuffs in back of bus. EVERYONE WAS PEACEFUL. – Jaime and the rest of my sisters on this bus. 77th precinct,” Jaime wrote.

Several hours later, the “Sin City” actress tweeted that protesters were still on the bus, and claimed that police were “laughing at (us).”

Currently still on the bus for over 4 hours. Took us from 77th precinct to San Pedro. Women w/no access to vital meds, bathrooms, bleeding through their pants. They are laughing at us. #BlackLivesMattter

— Jaime King (@Jaime_King) June 3, 2020

The actress was one of several thousands of protesters who rallied outside of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s home in the wake of George Floyd’s death while in police custody. Video of Floyd’s final moments, which showed white police officer Derek Chauvin pinning down the 46-year-old by the neck, sparked protests around the world calling for an end to police brutality and racism.

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“I have a choice to make. I choose to listen and move forward, and bring this city together to build peace on our streets and in our neighborhoods,” Garcetti said during a speech away from the protests. “George Floyd died in our America so that we may make sense of our future to make sure that we never see that again.”

Jaime is one of many celebrities using their platforms amid national protests honoring George Floyd.

“Riverdale” actor Cole Sprouse says he was arrested Sunday at a protest in Santa Monica. He shared the news via his Instagram, writing, “A group of peaceful protesters, myself included, were arrested yesterday in Santa Monica. So before the voracious horde of media sensationalism decides to somehow turn it about me, there’s a clear need to speak about the circumstances: Black Lives Matter. Peace, riots, looting, are an absolutely legitimate form of protest.”

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A group of peaceful protesters, myself included, were arrested yesterday in Santa Monica. So before the voracious horde of media sensationalism decides to somehow turn it about me, there’s a clear need to speak about the circumstances: Black Lives Matter. Peace, riots, looting, are an absolutely legitimate form of protest. the media is by nature only going to show the most sensational, which only proves a long standing racist agenda. I was detained when standing in solidarity, as were many of the final vanguard within Santa Monica. We were given the option to leave, and were informed that if we did not retreat, we would be arrested. When many did turn to leave, we found another line of police officers blocking our route, at which point, they started zip tying us. It needs to be stated that as a straight white man, and a public figure, the institutional consequences of my detainment are nothing in comparison to others within the movement. This is ABSOLUTELY not a narrative about me, and I hope the media doesn’t make it such. This is, and will be, a time about standing ground near others as a situation escalates, providing educated support, demonstrating and doing the right thing. This is precisely the time to contemplate what it means to stand as an ally. I hope others in my position do as well. I noticed that there are cameras that roll within the police cruisers during the entirety of our detainment, hope it helps. I’ll speak no more on the subject, as I’m (1) not well versed enough to do so, (2) not the subject of the movement, and (3) uninterested in drawing attention away from the leaders of the #BLM movement. I will be, again, posting the link in my story to a comprehensive document for donations and support.

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